Revised edition of: Barron's how to prepare for the AP chemistry advanced placement examination. 3rd ed. c2003

Includes index

"Most up-to-date review and practice tests currently available"--Cover

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Introduction -- Important facts about the advanced placement examination in chemistry -- Test content and distribution -- Format of the examination -- Chemical calculations -- Calculator policy -- Scoring of the examination -- How to use this review book -- Organizing your review -- What to expect of the AP chemistry examination -- How to maximize your score -- Final preparation for the exam -- Diagnostic Tests -- Diagnostic Test 1 -- Diagnostic Test 2 -- Diagnostic Test 3 -- Part 1: Structure Of Matter -- Structure of the Atom -- Review of important discoveries about the Atom -- Experiments describing the structure of the Atom -- Atomic structure -- Bohr Model of the Atom -- Electronic configurations -- Practice exercises -- Periodic Table -- Modern periodic table -- Periodic properties of the Elements -- Practice exercises -- Nuclear Chemistry -- Radioactivity -- Nuclear reactions and equations -- Predicting radioactivity and radioactive decay -- Natural radioactive Isotopes -- Artificial radioactive Isotopes -- transmutation -- Rate of radioactive decay -- Nuclear fission -- Nuclear fusion -- Practice exercises -- Part 2: Chemical Bonding -- Ionic Compounds, Formulas, and Reactions -- Chemical formulas -- Chemical reactions and equations -- Bonding -- Practice exercises -- Covalent compounds, formulas, and structure -- Covalent molecules -- Lewis structures of Molecules -- Molecular geometry -- Molecular polarity -- Covalent bond formation -- Practice exercises -- Stoichiometry -- Conversion calculations using the dimensional analysis method -- Chemical equalities and relationships -- Conversion sequence -- Percent composition -- Empirical formulas -- Molecular formulas -- Other Stoichiometric equations -- Practice exercises -- Part 3: States Of Matter -- Gases -- Development of the ideal Gas Law -- Ideal Gas Law -- Standard temperature and pressure -- Molar mass, density, and molar volume -- Kinetic molecular theory -- Average kinetic energies and velocities -- Real gases -- Dalton's Law of partial pressures -- Gas measurements -- Experiments involving gases -- Practice exercises -- Liquids And Solids -- Comparison of liquids and solids to gases -- Intermolecular forces -- Physical properties of liquids -- Solids -- Phase changes and phase diagrams -- Practice exercises -- Solutions -- Introduction and definitions -- Solubility and the solution process -- Aqueous solutions -- Concentrations of solutions -- Concentration-conversion calculations -- Effect of temperature on solubility -- Effect of pressure on solubility -- Colligative properties of solutions -- Colligative properties of electrolytes -- Practice exercises -- Part 4: Physical Chemistry -- Chemical equilibrium -- Equilibrium Law -- Manipulating the Equilibrium Law -- Determining the value of the Equilibrium constant -- Using the Equilibrium Law -- Equilibrium calculations -- Special equilibrium constants -- Le Chatelier's principle -- Practice exercises -- Kinetics -- Reaction rates -- Factors that affect reaction rates -- Applications of selected rate laws -- Theory of reaction rates -- Reaction mechanisms -- Practice exercises -- Thermodynamics -- Essential definitions -- Types of energy -- Measurement of energy -- First law of Thermodynamics -- Entropy and the second law of Thermodynamics -- Gibbs Free-energy, -- Practice exercises -- Part 5: Chemical Reactions -- Oxidation-reduction reactions and electrochemistry -- Oxidation numbers -- Balancing redox reactions -- Common Oxidation-reduction reactions -- Stoichiometry of Redox reactions -- Electrochemistry -- Important Oxidation-reduction reactions -- Practice exercises -- Acids and Bases -- Acid-base theories -- Acid-base nomenclature -- Acids -- Bases -- Anhydrides of Acids and Bases -- Neutralization reactions -- Polyprotic Acids -- Bronsted-Lowry Theory; conjugate Acid-Base pairs -- Lewis Acids and Bases; complexation reactions -- Quantitative Acid-Base chemistry -- Practice exercises -- Organic Chemistry and Polymers -- Carbon -- Carbon-Hydrogen compounds -- Side chains and functional groups -- Systematic nomenclature for Organic Compounds -- Organic reactions -- Polymers -- Practice exercises -- Experimental Chemistry -- Data gathering -- Calculations -- Graphs -- Determination of physical properties -- Sample manipulations -- Separation techniques -- Instrumental techniques -- Experimental reactions -- Qualitative analysis of inorganic Ions -- Chemical hazards -- Safety principles and equipment -- Practice exercises -- Practice Tests -- Practice Test: 1 -- Practice Test: 2 -- Practice Test: 3 -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Answer explanations for end-of-chapter questions -- Appendix 2: Electronic configurations of the elements -- Appendix 3: Thermodynamic Data for Selected Elements, Compounds, and Ions (25°C) -- Appendix 4: Ionization Constants of Weak Acids -- Appendix 5: Ionization constants of Polyprotic Acids -- Appendix 6: Ionization constants of weak bases -- Appendix 7: Solubility Product Constants -- Glossary -- Index

Overview: Updated to reflect the most recent Advanced Placement Chemistry exams, this manual presents three diagnostic tests and three full-length practice exams, all with questions answered and explained. The author also presents additional routine and more challenging problems in every chapter. A complete review of AP chemistry topics covers the structure of matter, chemical bonding, states of matter, physical chemistry, chemical reactions, and other topics that appear on the AP exam

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